Otto konigslow



(No Model.)

0. KONIGSLOW, P. SANFORD & E. B. HARVEY. TICKET DATER. No. 461,344. Patented Oct. 13

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO KONIGSLOV, PHELPS SANFORD, AND EDWARD B. HARVEY, OF CLEVE- LAND,'OHIO; SAID KONIGSLOVV AND HARVEY ASSIGNORS TO ALBERT ROKUSEK, OF SAME PLACE.

TlCKET-DATER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 461,344, dated October 13, 1891. I i

' Application filed Jimm 17, 1891. Serial No. 378,174. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, OTTO KONIGSLOW, PHELPS SANFORD, and EDWARD B; HARVEY, citizens of the United States, and residents of Cleveland, in the county of Ouyahoga and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ticket-Daters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a device for stamp- IO ing dates, starting-place, destination, giving complete history on railway-tickets; and it consists in the peculiar construction and combinations of parts, substantially as hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

I5 In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of our new ticket stamp and dater. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the device.

showing how it is journaled in its frame.

' A. represents a suitable bed-plate for supporting the working parts, and may have corner legs for standing it on a table, desk, or shelf, to which it may also be secured.

Bis a rectangular open frame or box secured at one end of said base-plate by any suitable means, and within this box or frame is provided a removable inking-pad P.

(J is a double lever pivoted to the forward 0 corners of said frame or box B, adapted to swing over for the purpose ofcarrying a stamp back and forth to and from said inking-pad, the cross-bar of the lever forming a handle for that purpose.

D is a stamp-carrying frame pivotally suspended to the said bail O by arms (1 d.

E E are links pivotally attached to the said frame D and the sides of the frame B to prevent the swinging or overturning of the stamp- 0 frame in the bail, but maintain the stampframe in the proper perpendicular position.

-F is a four-sided rotatable stamp-block mounted on a shaft or spindlef, fixed in the lower arms of the frame D and upon which it 5 may be revolved. This block F is a little shorter than the frame D,and is held toward one end on the said shaft by a spring 8, hearing between the end of the block and the arm of the frame D.

Fig. 3 is a vertical and longi-' tudinal section of the rotatable stamp-block,

G is a thumb-lever pivoted to the inside of 5c the arm (1 of the frame D on the opposite end from the aforesaid spring .9, and is designed for forcing the block D longitudinally on its supporting-shaft f, when desired, for turning said block. On the end of the block D and surrounding the spring is provided a square plate H, having four corner projections h h;

I is a pawl pivotally attached to the inside of the frame B, having a point t', standing in a position to meet the plate H when the stampframe is swung over toward it and it is desired to rotate the block. The pawl rests against a pin or lug 7a, which retains it in said position. A spring t is provided back of said pawl to hold it against said pin, but which will yield when required. In the end of the block, next to the thumb-lever .G, are made four holes 9 g, in which a pin g on the frame D enters, to hold the block from rotating un-- til such times as said block may be pushed off by the thumb-lever for changing the stamping-face.

The method of rotating the stamp-block is as follows: The operator presses with his thumb on the lever G as he is moving the bail over. This pushesthe block on its supporting-shaft, the spring 8 yielding. This brings the plate H in line with the aforesaid pawl I, which then engages with said plate. The point t of the pawl,-bearing against a projection h, turns the stamp-block as the bail continues to move over until the side bard rests on the top of the pawl, as seen at d in Fig. 2. This makes a complete stop for the swing of the bail and to the rotation of the block. Now by relinquishing the pressure on the thumblever the stamp-block slips back by the pressure of the spring 8, that releases the pawl, when it again moves forward and the stampblock then drops the short remaining dis- '0 tance onto the pad, and at the sametime the pin g enters a hole 9 and fastens the block in the new position, and may be moved back and forth as often as desired, free from the said pawl, for stamping purposes. 9 The faces of the block may be provided with such rubber type as are desired and may also be made changeable for changing dates, 4950.

-A guide-strip w is also adj ustably attached to plate A, frame B, reciprocating bail O, pivotally mounted on frame B, swinging frame D, suspended in said bail,links E E, connecting frame D with frame B, rotatable stampingblock F, journaled in frame D, thu nab-lever G, spring 3, plate H, pivoted pawl I, inkingpad P, and ticket-guide 00, all constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purpose set forth,

OTTO KONIGSLOW.

PHELPS SANFORD.

EDWARD B. HARVEY.

lVitnesses:

GEO. W. TIBBIT'rs, M. G. NORTON. 

